Easter is the perfect holiday to bring the whole family together. And bringing them all together also means being prepared to feed a crowd.

And what’s the easiest way to feed a large crowd? Grazing platters!

This is also the perfect excuse to let your creativity in the kitchen come out this holiday season.

Making a grazing table is both easy and time-consuming – even though it doesn’t involve that much cooking, there are a lot of small things you need to buy and prepare. It can get pretty expensive too but that depends on what kind of Easter treats you choose.

So if you don’t know where to start, let Sarah Britz and Jenn Donovan, our friends at the Australian online shopping marketplace ‘Spend With Us’, show you how to create the perfect Easter grazing board using decadent treats from regional and rural businesses.

Easter grazing boards filled with sweet treats are the new indulgent food trend. Credit: Spend With Us.
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First, it’s important to prepare your grazing board.

You can use a wooden breadboard or a chopping board, or even both! It all depends on how big you want your platter to be, just tailor the number of products you’re going to use to the size of platter you have.

And now that you have your grazing board, it’s time to fill it with treats!

Here are some of the snacks they used:

• Salted Caramel Popcorn from King Valley Popcorn
• Rocky Road Easter egg (vegan friendly) from Decadent Handmade Chocolates
• Artisan Honeycomb from HoneyBee Hives
• Blueberry Sauce from Blueberry Greens
• Handmade Fudge from Charlotte Piper
• Sweet and Spicy Coconut Sugar from Strathbogie Flavours

However, if you don’t want the hassle of ordering several snacks from different places, there are also great snack alternatives that are available in local supermarkets like Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA.

You can always throw in some Hot Cross Buns, small Easter Eggs, large Easter eggs, ice cream of your choice and some cute little Easter themed decorations.

This video below isn’t from Sarah and Jenn, but this is a great example of a grazing platter made from store-bought treats.

Credit: Amy 804 Sycamore.​

Aside from the sweet treats, Sarah and Jenn also want to remind everyone that it’s important to keep some wet wipes handy as some of the treats can become a sticky mess.

You don’t want those sugary crumbs anywhere on your floors and carpets, right?

According to Sarah and Jenn, the best grazing board is the one that is artfully arranged.

Sure, they may be gone in mere seconds, but half the fun is actually assembling them and the other half is seeing your family, especially the grandchildren enjoying the food.

That’s why it’s important that you take your time in arranging the treats. You never know, it might even make it to your family’s Instagram accounts.

Also, remember to keep everything bite-sized. The whole point of a grazing platter is to let people enjoy a wide variety of flavours, so keep it small but many!

And if you’re looking for a much healthier alternative to Sarah and Jenn’s grazing board, check out this video below! This one uses fresh fruits, veggies, eggs, and nuts instead.

Credit: Meat Cheese and Beyond.​

Best of luck with your grazing boards, members!

 

[leanneh]

I thought "grazing boards" were very old hat. We just called them nibble platters in the 70's. They could be anything from cold cuts and veggies to cheese and crackers or fruit. We always did them for kids parties. Our church still does them for after service morning tea.

 

[Ricci]

I much prefer the fruit, veggie and nut ones, looks yummy!

 

[Leeta069]

I hope the visitors aren't diabetics!